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Sat, 21 Feb 2015 18:44:14 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Comment on Valentine’s Day cards by Xavi by Kalihttp://loteriachicana.net/2015/02/14/valentines-day-cards-by-xavi/comment-page-1#comment-151719
Sat, 21 Feb 2015 18:44:14 +0000http://loteriachicana.net/?p=6279#comment-151719so creative and cute!
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Sat, 31 Jan 2015 20:40:54 +0000http://loteriachicana.net/?p=6268#comment-151258Xavi is too big for the swing or else I would’ve done it.
]]>Comment on Bookishness: Reading Goals for 2015 by mariehttp://loteriachicana.net/2015/01/29/bookishness-reading-goals-for-2015/comment-page-1#comment-151246
Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:03:36 +0000http://loteriachicana.net/?p=6268#comment-151246Wait, no faux-candid photo of you pretending to read??
]]>Comment on 2014 Bookishness: Stats and Lists by mariehttp://loteriachicana.net/2015/01/28/2014-bookishness-stats-and-lists/comment-page-1#comment-151174
Thu, 29 Jan 2015 01:20:34 +0000http://loteriachicana.net/?p=6232#comment-151174I love this! BRB STARTING BOOK SPREADSHEET.
]]>Comment on A-Z Challenge by Title by cindyluhttp://loteriachicana.net/2015/01/15/a-z-challenge-by-title/comment-page-1#comment-150836
Sun, 18 Jan 2015 20:26:45 +0000http://loteriachicana.net/?p=6212#comment-150836I don’t think Ozeki’s other works were out there, they were just slightly ham-fisted (if that’s possible) on the social responsibility message. I think she was a little ahead of her time writing about organic foods and farmers, non GMO food and the problem with eating meat (especially those grown on factory farms with lots of “inputs”). That said, the narratives and the characters were well-written and compelling. I didn’t expect the aspect of fertility issues and mom/daughter issues which comes up in both All Over Creation and My Year of Meats.

I thought Madonna’s of Echo Park was okay. It’s told in a non-linear style with vignettes about several characters that all end up being connected in some way. I needed to make myself a little people map to keep everyone straight. I feel it would’ve worked more as a series of loosely connected short stories (think Junot Diaz’s This is How You Lose Her or Sandra Cisneros’s House on Mango Street) rather than as a novel.

]]>Comment on A-Z Challenge by Title by Katherine Swansonhttp://loteriachicana.net/2015/01/15/a-z-challenge-by-title/comment-page-1#comment-150746
Thu, 15 Jan 2015 23:35:23 +0000http://loteriachicana.net/?p=6212#comment-150746Interpreter of Maladies is one of my favorite books of all time. My book club read a tale for the time beings last summer. Other people in the group said they had read Ruth’s other works but they were a bit “out there”. Did you enjoy the Madonna’s of Echo Park? I’ve been meaning to read that for a while. I really enjoy your posts on these challenges.
]]>Comment on Fifteen things you probably knew about me by Laurahttp://loteriachicana.net/2015/01/01/fifteen-things-you-probably-knew-about-me/comment-page-1#comment-150624
Mon, 12 Jan 2015 03:21:31 +0000http://loteriachicana.net/?p=6215#comment-150624I loved reading through your post and I am so glad you tagged me. I have been looking for a way to get back into writing on my blog. I think this post may be the start I need. I’m going to try and get it out this week. Cheers to you and your family! Happy New Year!
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Sat, 10 Jan 2015 22:50:50 +0000http://loteriachicana.net/?p=6215#comment-150585You are so on the ball! I love the pic of you and new baby Xavi! You have such a great smile.
]]>Comment on Fifteen things you probably knew about me by Mariehttp://loteriachicana.net/2015/01/01/fifteen-things-you-probably-knew-about-me/comment-page-1#comment-150332
Sat, 03 Jan 2015 03:11:49 +0000http://loteriachicana.net/?p=6215#comment-150332Yay! Glad you did this, I never know if it’s an honor to tag someone or an incredible burden.
I feel like all my past PRs belong to someone else too.
I LOVE your family photo.
Totes down for the shoppertainment snarkation BRB getting on a plane.
]]>Comment on Incomplete tamalada: On missing Mamá Toni by Dollyhttp://loteriachicana.net/2014/12/23/incomplete-tamalada-on-missing-mama-toni/comment-page-1#comment-150108
Fri, 26 Dec 2014 17:40:19 +0000http://loteriachicana.net/?p=6203#comment-150108Your post bring back memories of my mother and aunts making tamales together in the kitchen. It was a two day weekend process, filled with good cheer. I was also in charge of cleaning the hojas.

I’m very sorry for your loss Cindy. I hope you take comfort in the fact, that at least Mama Toni got to meet your sweet little Xavi. It looks like they had a special bond in that photo.